(born September 11, 1976) is a Japanese

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

player who played as a catcher. She won the silver medal for

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

.Miyo Yamada Biography and Olympic Results
/ref>

References

Japanese softball players Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Living people 1976 births Olympic medalists in softball Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games silver medalists in softball Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese women {{japan-softball-bio-stub